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Force majeure
Posted August 29th, 2007 by DCT
The Pactix force-majeure language sets out simple, generic criteria for being excused from performance by a force-majeure event. It also includes an optional “laundry list” clause that can be plugged in if desired.
Some points to note
- Some contract negotiators balk at allowing personnel-related matters (labor unrest, strikes, etc.) to constitute a force-majeure event.
- "Acts of God" might be too vague for some people's taste.
Further reading
- Force majeure - Yale University
- Force majeure - Wikipedia.
- Force Majeure After 9/11: New Issues in a New World - Bruce Leshine, Outsourcing Journal Feb. 2003 - includes a detailed "laundry-list" sample force majeure clause.
